Geoffrey Grigson was an English poet, author, editor, critic, and naturalist born on March 2, 1905 in England. He was best known for his works Wild Flowers in Britain, An Ingestion of Ice Cream, and other works. In 1971, he was awarded the Duff Cooper Prize for his poetry collection Discoveries of Bones and Stones.
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About
English poet, author, Editor, critic, and naturalist known for Wild Flowers in Britain, An Ingestion of Ice Cream, and other works. He received the 1971 Duff Cooper Prize for a poetry collection entitled Discoveries of Bones and Stones.
Before Fame
He was one of seven sons born to a clergyman. Sadly, five of his brothers were killed in either World War I or World War II.
Trivia
He worked as an Editor for the BBC Monitoring Service during World War II.
Family Life
He was married three times -- to Francis Galt, Berta Emma Kunert, and Jane McIntire -- and had four children.
Associated With
He was the father of jazz musician Lionel Grigson.